| 09/28/1990 | 3,233,313,451,777.25 |
| 09/30/1991 | 3,665,303,351,697.03 |
| 09/30/1992 | 4,064,620,655,521.66 |
| 09/30/1993 | 4,411,488,883,139.38 |
| 09/30/1994 | 4,692,749,910,013.32 |
| 09/29/1995 | 4,973,982,900,709.39 |
| 09/30/1996 | 5,224,810,939,135.73 |
| 09/30/1997 | 5,413,146,011,397.34 |
| 09/30/1998 | 5,526,193,008,897.62 |
| 09/30/1999 | 5,656,270,901,615.43 |
As you can see, our total debt increased every single year during the 90s. The budget was never in balance. There was never any surplus.